Electro-Mechanical Technology - Fox Valley Technical College

Electro-Mechanical Technology from Fox Valley Technical College is a Campus Associate Electrical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Career Opportunities As an electromechanical technician, you install, troubleshoot, and repair machinery used in business and industry. The complexity of most of this machinery requires you to have an understanding of electricity-electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical devices, industrial computers, sensors, instrumentation equipment, and automated systems. You are also capable of calibrating instruments, writing PLC programs using computer software, tuning closed loop automated systems, and product design. Employment opportunities for you as a graduate are in plant maintenance, computer technology , PLC programming, technical sales, field service, instrumentation technicians, and research and development. Program Description The Electro-Mechanical Technology program is a 78-week course of study. The program operates both day and evenings on a year-round basis and allows you to enter at the start of any semester or summer session, provided there are openings. The curriculum is designed to give you a basic electromechanical background so you can enter this growing technical field. Laboratories are furnished with modern instruments and instructional equipment necessary to allow you to use tools and diagnostic equipment. The instructional emphasis is placed upon the understanding and troubleshooting of electromechanical systems. Program Outcomes Graduates of the Electro-Mechanical Technology program will be able to: Apply computers as communication devices between components and an industrial system. Interface electrical/electronic devices with fluid power and mechanical components. Identify and apply electrical/electronic and other sensory devices in various equipment applications. Understand the interaction between the various parts of a system such as fluid power, mechanical, electrical/electronic and the interfacing required for operation. Help individuals presently employed acquire a new skill, expand their knowledge of their current responsibilities and increase their knowledge with an understanding of equipment utilized in systems automation. Install, calibrate, tune, and troubleshoot open and closed-loop automated systems. Apply mathematical analysis to understand circuit operation, fluid power application and mechanical principles required in the integration of the same. Utilize basic test equipment to troubleshoot, analyze and construct electrical/electronic equipment. Demonstrate the ability to meet organizational requirements such as timetables, deadlines, schedules and self-disciplined learning. Gain an awareness of basic safety practices. View more details on Fox Valley Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Electrical Engineering courses.